Who wears the crown at Oslo gong show...?

Top honour: Lundin's exploration chief Hans Christen Ronnevik (left) with Rystad Energy's head analyst Jarand Rystad

RYSTAD ENERGY

Steve Marshall

 07 February 2013 14:32 GMT

The annual Gullkronen awards ceremony staged in Oslo by Rystad Energy is one of the rare occasions when the otherwise self-effacing Norwegian industry can bask in the glory of its achievements.

It also provides a platform for the backroom boys and newcomers who help to turn the wheels of progress in the sector to enjoy the limelight in front of hundreds of colleagues – if only for a brief moment of fame while they deliver their allotted two-minute acceptance speech.

This year’s event was no exception as some 400 representatives from oil companies, contractors and suppliers eagerly packed the Wallmans nightclub in Norway’s capital to see if their name was in the golden winner’s envelope, opened with an air of suspense at the…

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